Director
James Yuen’s sophomore feature is a dark Feel 100%
that suffers enormously from lack of depth, plausibility,
and suitable leads. The plot covers all sorts of hot issues
like lesbianism, sex changes, petty crime, triads, whoring,
rich affluence and untimely death. What we’re supposed to
get is a portrait of Hong Kong's youth. What we get instead
is a trio of poorly developed romances. Rumble Ages fails to suspend disbelief. That some of the characters do what they do seems
to be a conceit of the filmmakers rather than a realistic
or even understandable response. Would Miriam Yeung really
track down the guy who robbed her without any backup? The
fact that she lets him go and grows to be his friend in such
a short time is even more puzzling. There are some good sentiments
in this picture, but they’re buried. This film is better intended
than most cheesy melodramas, but it still falters. (Kozo 1998)